Ssanggyesa Temple, South Gyeongsang Province
The nine-story stone pagoda of Ssanggyesa; enshrined within are three sarira pieces (Buddhist relic, a pearl or crystal-like bead-shaped object that are purportedly found among the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters) of Sakyamuni which the monk Kosan brought from his pilgrimage to Buddhist holy sites in India. It was built between 1987 and 1990.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Fri Jul 04, 2014